Question 1

According to the textbook, countries that make up the former Soviet Union are considered:

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A)  high income. 
B)  middle income. 
C)  low income. 
D)  Asian. 
A)  high income. 
B)  middle income. 
C)  low income. 
D)  Asian.

Question 2

Identify and discuss the three key ways that education can reduce global poverty, as outlined in your textbook, and give an example of each. In your answer, please link the effect of education on global poverty, fertility rates, and child labor in low-income countries.

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Question 3

Salvatore studies the debate around universal health care in the United States. He prefers economic theories that suggest that the best possible outcomes in health care happen when the government does not interfere in economic decisions. Lorenzo prefers what theory or set of theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependency theories 
B)  state-centered theories 
C)  world-systems theory 
D)  market-oriented theories 
A)  dependency theories 
B)  state-centered theories 
C)  world-systems theory 
D)  market-oriented theories

Question 4

Christopher concludes a journal article he has written with the following sentence: "This irony points out that hunger is probably not a problem of production; it is a problem of distribution." What irony is Christopher likely referring to?

Accepted Answer

A)  There really is not enough food to go around. 
B)  Food production has been steadily increasing, often in countries experiencing widespread hunger. 
C)  The gendered nature of hunger disproportionately affects men. 
D)  Although often seen as a privileged group, poor whites constitute the largest segment of hungry people in the world. 
A)  There really is not enough food to go around. 
B)  Food production has been steadily increasing, often in countries experiencing widespread hunger. 
C)  The gendered nature of hunger disproportionately affects men. 
D)  Although often seen as a privileged group, poor whites constitute the largest segment of hungry people in the world.

Question 5

Lloyd has been studying Uganda for decades. Based on his research, he believes that barriers to trade, minimum wage laws, and environmental regulations that affect Ugandan businesses are getting in the way of development and should be minimized or eliminated. His view is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxism. 
B)  social democracy. 
C)  neoliberalism. 
D)  anarchism. 
A)  Marxism. 
B)  social democracy. 
C)  neoliberalism. 
D)  anarchism.

Question 6

According to your textbook, most of the gains in global standard of living have been made for people in:

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income countries. 
B)  middle-income countries. 
C)  low- and middle-income countries. 
D)  middle- and high-income countries. 
A)  low-income countries. 
B)  middle-income countries. 
C)  low- and middle-income countries. 
D)  middle- and high-income countries.

Question 7

Why would state-centered theorists be critical of market-oriented theorists?

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A)  State-centered theorists see state intervention as the major cause of underdevelopment and global inequality. 
B)  State-centered theorists view the market as the natural and best method for economic development. 
C)  State-centered theorists think historical evidence shows that men tend to be better suited to be economic players than women. 
D)  State-centered theorists think that state intervention in the economy can play a key role in development. 
A)  State-centered theorists see state intervention as the major cause of underdevelopment and global inequality. 
B)  State-centered theorists view the market as the natural and best method for economic development. 
C)  State-centered theorists think historical evidence shows that men tend to be better suited to be economic players than women. 
D)  State-centered theorists think that state intervention in the economy can play a key role in development.

Question 8

Stefano suggests that it is problematic to analyze poverty in developing countries from the perspective of dominant racial, ethnic, and religious groups while ignoring subordinate racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Why might he hold this position?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociological studies are almost never done from the perspective of dominant groups. 
B)  Focusing on subordinate groups yields more accurate results in sociological studies. 
C)  Poverty is often at least a partial result of belonging to subordinate racial, ethnic, and religious groups in these countries. 
D)  All groups are subordinate in low-income countries. 
A)  Sociological studies are almost never done from the perspective of dominant groups. 
B)  Focusing on subordinate groups yields more accurate results in sociological studies. 
C)  Poverty is often at least a partial result of belonging to subordinate racial, ethnic, and religious groups in these countries. 
D)  All groups are subordinate in low-income countries.

Question 9

According to the textbook, the middle-income countries are primarily located in:

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A)  North America. 
B)  continental Europe. 
C)  east and southeast Asia. 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
A)  North America. 
B)  continental Europe. 
C)  east and southeast Asia. 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 10

According to dependency theorists, what keeps low-income countries poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor countries have a culture of poverty that makes them dependent on wealthy countries. 
B)  Global capitalism locks poor countries in a downward spiral of exploitation and poverty. 
C)  Women have a low status in low-income countries. 
D)  Poor countries have a rigid caste system that prevents economic advancement. 
A)  Poor countries have a culture of poverty that makes them dependent on wealthy countries. 
B)  Global capitalism locks poor countries in a downward spiral of exploitation and poverty. 
C)  Women have a low status in low-income countries. 
D)  Poor countries have a rigid caste system that prevents economic advancement.

Question 11

________ argues that the world capitalist economic system is not merely a collection of independent countries engaged in diplomatic and economic relations with one another but rather must be understood as a single unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoliberalism 
B)  Postmodernism 
C)  Structuration theory 
D)  World-systems theory 
A)  Neoliberalism 
B)  Postmodernism 
C)  Structuration theory 
D)  World-systems theory

Question 12

According to the textbook, how is housing changing in low-income countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are leaving cities to dwell on farmland. 
B)  Masses of people are beginning to own homes solely for themselves. 
C)  Hundreds of millions of people are moving into huge, densely populated cities. 
D)  Large segments of these populations now have air-conditioned homes. 
A)  People are leaving cities to dwell on farmland. 
B)  Masses of people are beginning to own homes solely for themselves. 
C)  Hundreds of millions of people are moving into huge, densely populated cities. 
D)  Large segments of these populations now have air-conditioned homes.

Question 13

State-centered theories of global inequality and economic development argue:

Accepted Answer

A)  that state involvement in the economy interferes with prosperity. 
B)  that appropriate government policies do not interfere with economic development but rather can play a key role in bringing it about. 
C)  that the state is constructed in such a way that it must impede development. 
D)  that any economic theory should be focused solely on state actors and political action. 
A)  that state involvement in the economy interferes with prosperity. 
B)  that appropriate government policies do not interfere with economic development but rather can play a key role in bringing it about. 
C)  that the state is constructed in such a way that it must impede development. 
D)  that any economic theory should be focused solely on state actors and political action.

Question 14

________ examine(s) the key role that state policies play in economic development of particular countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dependency theories 
B)  State-centered theories 
C)  World-systems theory 
D)  Modernization theory 
A)  Dependency theories 
B)  State-centered theories 
C)  World-systems theory 
D)  Modernization theory

Question 15

The higher fertility rates in low-income countries illustrate the fact that low-income countries:

Accepted Answer

A)  have more crowded urban centers than high-income countries. 
B)  have more agricultural than industrial economies, making children important sources of labor. 
C)  are more industrialized than middle-income countries, so they need more wage earners. 
D)  are more likely to send children to school for longer periods of time. 
A)  have more crowded urban centers than high-income countries. 
B)  have more agricultural than industrial economies, making children important sources of labor. 
C)  are more industrialized than middle-income countries, so they need more wage earners. 
D)  are more likely to send children to school for longer periods of time.

Question 16

According to UNICEF (2015), nearly half of all deaths of children under the age of five are attributable to:

Accepted Answer

A)  child labor. 
B)  parental neglect. 
C)  pollution. 
D)  undernutrition. 
A)  child labor. 
B)  parental neglect. 
C)  pollution. 
D)  undernutrition.

Question 17

To show the progress humanity has made, Sandra notes that the average income in the world has gone up over the past few decades. What evidence might a sociologist give to contradict her?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average income has actually declined. 
B)  Despite a recent rise in average global income, the average income has fluctuated consistently over the years. 
C)  Despite an earlier rise in average global income, the average income has stagnated for the past three decades. 
D)  Despite a rise in average global income, there is still huge inequality between people in high-income nations and the rest of the world. 
A)  The average income has actually declined. 
B)  Despite a recent rise in average global income, the average income has fluctuated consistently over the years. 
C)  Despite an earlier rise in average global income, the average income has stagnated for the past three decades. 
D)  Despite a rise in average global income, there is still huge inequality between people in high-income nations and the rest of the world.

Question 18

Illness and disease among low-income countries are often a result of poor sanitation, polluted water, and susceptibility to disease brought on by famine and malnutrition. This illustrates the fact that most serious illnesses and diseases in low-income countries are:

Accepted Answer

A)  degenerative disorders, like heart disease. 
B)  infectious diseases. 
C)  the same as the most common diseases in high-income countries, but with higher frequency. 
D)  more likely to result in death in middle-income countries than in low-income countries. 
A)  degenerative disorders, like heart disease. 
B)  infectious diseases. 
C)  the same as the most common diseases in high-income countries, but with higher frequency. 
D)  more likely to result in death in middle-income countries than in low-income countries.

Question 19

Your textbook identifies three important functions of education for addressing global inequality, one of which is its contribution to economic growth. Education helps economic growth because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it helps people understand the importance of adopting modern culture for economic advancement. 
B)  it decreases infant mortality, leaving more family members to contribute to the family economy. 
C)  it helps young adults live apart from their parents, thus growing community development. 
D)  it increases the size of the skilled workforce in high-wage industries. 
A)  it helps people understand the importance of adopting modern culture for economic advancement. 
B)  it decreases infant mortality, leaving more family members to contribute to the family economy. 
C)  it helps young adults live apart from their parents, thus growing community development. 
D)  it increases the size of the skilled workforce in high-wage industries.

Question 20

In two to three sentences, describe how market-oriented theories explain global inequality.

Accepted Answer

Market-oriented theories suggest that un

According to the textbook, countries that make up the former Soviet Union are considered:

Identify and discuss the three key ways that education can reduce global poverty, as outlined in your textbook, and give an example of each. In your answer, please link the effect of education on global poverty, fertility rates, and child labor in low-income countries.

Salvatore studies the debate around universal health care in the United States. He prefers economic theories that suggest that the best possible outcomes in health care happen when the government does not interfere in economic decisions. Lorenzo prefers what theory or set of theories?

Christopher concludes a journal article he has written with the following sentence: "This irony points out that hunger is probably not a problem of production; it is a problem of distribution." What irony is Christopher likely referring to?

Lloyd has been studying Uganda for decades. Based on his research, he believes that barriers to trade, minimum wage laws, and environmental regulations that affect Ugandan businesses are getting in the way of development and should be minimized or eliminated. His view is best described as:

According to your textbook, most of the gains in global standard of living have been made for people in:

Why would state-centered theorists be critical of market-oriented theorists?

Stefano suggests that it is problematic to analyze poverty in developing countries from the perspective of dominant racial, ethnic, and religious groups while ignoring subordinate racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Why might he hold this position?

According to the textbook, the middle-income countries are primarily located in:

According to dependency theorists, what keeps low-income countries poor?

________ argues that the world capitalist economic system is not merely a collection of independent countries engaged in diplomatic and economic relations with one another but rather must be understood as a single unit.

According to the textbook, how is housing changing in low-income countries?

State-centered theories of global inequality and economic development argue:

________ examine(s) the key role that state policies play in economic development of particular countries.

The higher fertility rates in low-income countries illustrate the fact that low-income countries:

According to UNICEF (2015), nearly half of all deaths of children under the age of five are attributable to:

To show the progress humanity has made, Sandra notes that the average income in the world has gone up over the past few decades. What evidence might a sociologist give to contradict her?

Illness and disease among low-income countries are often a result of poor sanitation, polluted water, and susceptibility to disease brought on by famine and malnutrition. This illustrates the fact that most serious illnesses and diseases in low-income countries are:

Your textbook identifies three important functions of education for addressing global inequality, one of which is its contribution to economic growth. Education helps economic growth because:

In two to three sentences, describe how market-oriented theories explain global inequality.

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Exam 8: Global Inequality

According to the textbook, countries that make up the former Soviet Union are considered:

Identify and discuss the three key ways that education can reduce global poverty, as outlined in your textbook, and give an example of each. In your answer, please link the effect of education on global poverty, fertility rates, and child labor in low-income countries.

Salvatore studies the debate around universal health care in the United States. He prefers economic theories that suggest that the best possible outcomes in health care happen when the government does not interfere in economic decisions. Lorenzo prefers what theory or set of theories?

Christopher concludes a journal article he has written with the following sentence: "This irony points out that hunger is probably not a problem of production; it is a problem of distribution." What irony is Christopher likely referring to?

Lloyd has been studying Uganda for decades. Based on his research, he believes that barriers to trade, minimum wage laws, and environmental regulations that affect Ugandan businesses are getting in the way of development and should be minimized or eliminated. His view is best described as:

According to your textbook, most of the gains in global standard of living have been made for people in:

Why would state-centered theorists be critical of market-oriented theorists?

Stefano suggests that it is problematic to analyze poverty in developing countries from the perspective of dominant racial, ethnic, and religious groups while ignoring subordinate racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Why might he hold this position?

According to the textbook, the middle-income countries are primarily located in:

According to dependency theorists, what keeps low-income countries poor?

________ argues that the world capitalist economic system is not merely a collection of independent countries engaged in diplomatic and economic relations with one another but rather must be understood as a single unit.

According to the textbook, how is housing changing in low-income countries?

State-centered theories of global inequality and economic development argue:

________ examine(s) the key role that state policies play in economic development of particular countries.

The higher fertility rates in low-income countries illustrate the fact that low-income countries:

According to UNICEF (2015), nearly half of all deaths of children under the age of five are attributable to:

To show the progress humanity has made, Sandra notes that the average income in the world has gone up over the past few decades. What evidence might a sociologist give to contradict her?

Illness and disease among low-income countries are often a result of poor sanitation, polluted water, and susceptibility to disease brought on by famine and malnutrition. This illustrates the fact that most serious illnesses and diseases in low-income countries are:

Your textbook identifies three important functions of education for addressing global inequality, one of which is its contribution to economic growth. Education helps economic growth because:

In two to three sentences, describe how market-oriented theories explain global inequality.

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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